Ryan Sherwood-Ericsson broke a 38-year old
record in the javelin with a throw of 214 feet 5 inches. The team sent 3 pole
vaulters to the state meet after Steve Carlucci, Nathan Freedman, and Lamech
Marsh finished 1-2-3 in the district meet. Carlucci and Marsh both tied
for 5th place at the state meet.

2001

Coach: Joe Sanford

Scores

Butler

L 41-109

Cathedral Prep

L 72-78

East

W 130-18

Butler Inviational

3rd

McDowell Invitational

2nd

Baldwin Invitational

2nd

Metro Championship

1st

District 10 Championship

2nd

PIAA State Championship

5th

The 2001 boys team won the Metro Championship
with individual wins by Chad Risner in the triple jump, and high jump, Lamech
Marsh in the pole vault, and Ryan Sherwood-Ericcson in the long jump and
javelin. Sherwood-Ericsson was a state champion in the javelin with a school
record toss of 229 feet 10 inches. Steve Carlucci finished 2nd in the pole vault at states and Lamech Marsh
finished 7th.

2002

Coach: Joe Sanford

Scores

Mercyhurst Prep

W 93-57

Central

W 113-37

Strong Vincent

W 102-38

Cathedral Prep

L 73-77

East

W 141-4

TSTCA Outdoor Championship

8th

Brookville Invitational

1st

Butler Invitational

10th

McDowell Invitational

8th

Metro Championship

2nd

District 10 Championship

2nd

Ryan Sherwood-Ericsson led the boys team with a
state record in the javelin under the new javelin weight with a throw of 222
feet 8 inches. Braeden Maloney led the team in the 1600, and the 3200,
which he finished 4th at districts in. Kellen Cassidy finished 2nd at
districts in the 200 with a 23.37, and Leigh Loesel vaulted to a 12-9 height to
finish 2nd in the pole vault to district record holder Andrew
Rademacher of Hickory. The team just
missed winning the Metro title. They also placed 2nd at districts.

2003

Coach: Joe Sanford

Scores

Butler

W 83-67

Central

W 87.5- 46.5

Strong Vincent

W 109-38

Cathedral Prep

L 72-78

Mercyhurst Prep

W 136-13

East

W 141-8

Franklin Relays

1st

TSTCA Outdoor Championship

1st

Butler Invitational

2nd

McDowell Invitational

2nd

Baldwin Invitational

2nd

Metro Championship

1st

District 10 Championship

1st

For the first time since 1998, the boys track
team won both the Metro and District 10 title in the same season. The 4 x 400 relay team won districts with a
time of 3:27.24. Finishing in 2nd
place at districts were: Greg Hess, who vaulted 14-0, Demetric Braxton, who
threw the discus 137 feet 1 ½ inches, and Mike Pistone, who threw the shot put
50 feet 7 ½ inches. Jayson White took 3rd
at districts in the shot put at 47-10.5 and Chad Gorniak finished 3rd
in the pole vault with a height of 14-0.

2004

Coach: Joe Sanford

Scores

Butler

L 64-86

Strong Vincent

W 108-42

Cathedral Prep

L 74-76

Mercyhurst Prep

W 139-11

Central

W 117-33

Butler Invitational

6th

Baldwin Invitational

5th

McDowell Invitational

2nd

Metro Championship

1st

District 10 Championship

2nd

Brian Hammel led the team as the team MVP. Also leading the team were Brian Pratt
(distance), Adam Krizanik (sprints), Jon Benson (distance), Scott Mang (pole
vault), and Adam Morrison (jumps). It
was the 17th time in the last 19 years that the boys team won the
Metro title.

2005

Coach: Joe Sanford

Scores

North East

W 86-48

Fort LeBoeuf

W 86-55

Central

W 113-51

Cathedral Prep

L 71-79

Mercyhurst Prep

W 113-24

East

W 132-5

Strong Vincent

W 132-40

TSTCA Outdoor Championship

8th

Butler Invitational

9th

McDowell Invitational

4th

Wildcat Invitational

7th

Region 5

2nd (4-1)

District 10 Championship

3rd

Emmanuel Overare and Kevin Gorny led the team as
district 10 champs in the triple jump and the 3200 meter run. The team
finished 2nd to Cathedral Prep in Region 5 and 3rd in districts to General
McLane and Cathedral Prep. Overare set an indoor record for the triple
jump with a leap of 43 feet, 5 inches.

2006

Coach: Joe Sanford

Scores

Mercyhurst Prep

W 152-16

North East

W 104-52

Fort LeBoeuf

W 104-32

Central

W 152-10

Cathedral Prep

W 76-74

East

W 145-6

Strong Vincent

W 145-33

General McLane

W 97-53

South Hills Classic

1st

TSTCA Outdoor Championship

2nd

Butler Inviational

3rd

Baldwin Inviational

16th

McDowell Invitational

2nd

Region 5

1st (6-0)

District 10 Championship

1st

The 2006 boys team took back the Region 5 and
District 10 titles in dominating fashion with individuals winners such as
Emmanuel Overare (Triple Jump), Chad Noce (Discus), Jason Mehall (Pole Vault),
Brice Myers (110 meter hurdles), and the 3200 meter relay team. Myers
went on to finish 6th in the 110 meter hurdles
at states. The team beat Cathedral Prep in a dual meet for the first time since
1999 to finish with their first undefeated season since 1997.

2007

Coach: Joe Sanford

Scores

Fort LeBoeuf

W 119-28

North East

W 119-39

Mercyhurst Prep

W 138-15

Central Tech

W 138-26

Villa Maria

W 114-2

Cathedral Prep

W 114-48

General McLane

W 114-24

TSTCA Outdoor Championship

1st

South Hills Classic

1st

Butler Inviational

1st

McDowell Invitational

1st

Baldwin Inviational

1st

Region 5

1st (5-0)

District 10 Championship

1st

PIAA State Championship

1st

The 2007 boys track team did something that no other McDowell team had
done before. They won every single meet
they were in, including the indoor and outdoor state championships. The team went 7-0 in dual meets and won the
Region 5 title with dominating victories against Cathedral Prep and General
McLane. The team won the District 10 Championship
with 233 points, that beat out General
McLane and Meadville, who had 75.5 points. The state title was won in the final event by 3 points over North
Penn. A total of 17 school records were
set this year: Brice Myers (110, 300,
55, 60 meter hurdles), Aaron Fitzpatrick (indoor & outdoor 400), Johnny
Dogun (outdoor 200), Peter Overare (indoor 200), George Brown (indoor 800),
Emmanuel Overare (indoor long jump & triple jump), Chad Noce (indoor &
outdoor shot put), Brice Myers, Johnny
Dogun, Peter Overare, and Aaron Fitzpatrick (4 x 200), Johnny Dogun, Brice
Myers, Josh Freeman, and Aaron Fitzpatrick (indoor 4 x 400), Nate Krizanik,
Johnny Dogun, Peter Overare, and Brice Myers (4 x 100), and Johnny Dogun, Brice
Myers, George Brown, and Aaron Fitzpatrick (outdoor 4 x 400).

2008

Coach: Joe Sanford

Scores

Mercyhurst Prep

W 131-10

Central Tech

W 131-39

General McLane

W 103.66- 46.33

East

W 144-0

Strong Vincent

W 144-32

Villa Maria

W 140-1

Cathedral Prep

W 104-45

TSTCA Outdoor Championship

1st

Harbor Creek Invitational

1st

Butler Invitational

1st

McDowell Invitational

1st

Baldwin Invitational

2nd

Region 5

1st (7-0)

District 10 Championship

1st

PIAA State Championship

20th

Led by returning state medalists Dan Kwiatkowski and Johnny Dogun, the
2008 squad tried to repeat as the Region 5, District 10, and state champs. The team won all their dual meets and only
lost one invitational along the way to winning districts for the third straight
year. The team had the pieces to at
least finish in the top 4 at states, but luck wasn't on their side this year as
Dan Kwiatkowski was given a questionable disqualification in the discus and 4 x
100 team failed to make the finals after a bad hand-off. Kwiatkowski still dominated the Shot Put and
Johnny Dogun finished 8th in the 400 meter dash. The 4 x 100 team of Robert Ward, Johnny
Dogun, Peter Overare, and Dakoda Walker rebounded at the national meet to set a
school record time of 42.02. Also
setting school records were Alex Schmude in the long jump (23-0) and Dan
Kwiatkowski in the Shot Put (64-1).

2009

Coach: Joe Sanford

Scores

Mercyhurst Prep

W 121-24

Central Tech

W 121-42

General McLane

W 107-43

East

W 139-8

Strong Vincent

W 139-39

Cathedral Prep

W 95.5- 54.5

South Hills Classic

1st

TSTCA Outdoor Championship

2nd

Butler Invitational

1st

McDowell Invitational

1st

Baldwin Invitational

3rd

Region 5

1st (6-0)

District 10 Championship

1st

PIAA State Championship

42nd

Led by Peter Overare, who set the school record in the 200 (22.03) and
place 8th at state in the 100, the team went on to win the Region 5
and District 10 titles. The team has now
won 31 straight dual meets going back to 2005. Pat Cochran set the school record in the triple jump (47-10 ½) as he
placed 5th at states in that event. Pat also won the high jump at districts (6-5). Mike Bizzarro finished
second at districts in the high jump and had a season best 6-8. Joe Kelly won both the shot put (46-9 ½) and
discus (131-9) at districts. The relay
team of Joe Letto, Peter Overare, Alex Schmude and Mike Bizzarro set the
district record in the 4 x 100 relay (42.42) even though they technically
didn't win the event. Also advancing to
states by qualifying were Nick McAllister (15.09) in the 110 hurdles and John
Dahlstrand (44-11 ½) in the triple jump